Slicing-machine.



A. R. LUSCHKA. SLICINGl MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNI: 12, 1911.

Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

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SLIGING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 12, 1911.

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A. R. LUSCHKA.

SLICING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 12, 1911.

Patented NOV. 19, 1912.

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SLIGING MACHINE. I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12', 1911.

1,044,895, Patented NOV. 19, 1912.

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A. R. LUSCHKA.

SLIGNG MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 12,1911.

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SLICING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12,1911,

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A. R. LUSGHKA.

SLIGING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNB12,1911.

1,044,895. K Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

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UNITED .STATES .PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST R. LSGHKA,.OE CHICAGO, ILLINQIS, ASSIGNOR! AMERICAN SLICING l MACHINE COMPANY, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION QF NEW YORK.

sLICINGr-MAGHINE.

Sneciicaten of Letters ll?at nc. Patented NOV. 19, 19.12.

Appncation inea :une 12', 1911. serial no. (132,540.

` which the following 1s a specification.

y carriage with meat My invention relates to improvements in sllclng machines and has for its object-to lpro-duce a new and improved form thereof.

It is illustrated diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings, wherein,

F'gure 1 is a plan view showing the' parts in position to commence a cutting stroke; Fig. 2 is an end elevation; Fig. 3 1sl afront elevation; Fig. 4 is a section through the machine along the'line 4 4 and through the carriage along the line 41-41 of Fig. l; Fig. 5 is a detail section along the line 5 5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a plan view of the meat plate and carriage top plate removed; Fig. 7 is a sectionof the meat 'carriage along the line 7-2-7 of Fig. 1

Fig. 8 is a detail section along the line 8-8 of Fig. 1; Fig. 9 is a detail section along the line 99 of Fig. 1; Fig. 10 is a detail of hinge portion of knife ard; Fig. 11 is a detail of knife guard; Flg. 12 is a detail section along the line 12-12 of Fig. 1; Fig. 13 is a detail elevation of Adevice for regulating thickness of slices; Fig. 14 is a detail section along the line lll-#14 of Fig. 13; Fig. 15 is a .detail section along the line 15-15 of Fig. 2. Fig. 16 is a section along the line 16-16 of Fig. 15.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several figures.

The base Acontains the driving shaft A1 provided at one end with the drive wheel A2 and at the other end with the pinion A2 in opposition to the bevel gear A1 on the vertically disposed crank shaft A1.v The crank shaft A5 is rotatably mounted in the bearing sleeve A, carries at one end the crank A, at theother end the beveled gears A.As and A4 and cam A. The sprocket shaft A1o is rotatably mounted in the bearing sleeve A11 slightly out of perpendicular with the drive shaft and is provided at one end with the gear A12 in mesh with the gear A2 and at the other end withthe sprocket A11. The hous- ,ing A14 which-is adjustably mounted on one' mounted the indexed guide B1 lvided with the fixed handle B7 i the adjustable lever Bs having the tongue B1 mounted on the shaft-B111 l with the spli gaging the sleeve B21 and is carried at the sleeves C2 C3 'track Cg lug and carries the internally threaded split sleeve A1*i in which is adjustably held the screw threaded bearing sleeve A16 held-in E position by the clamping screw A11 and inclosed by cover A18. The shaft A19 is rotay tably mounted in the sleeve A12, carries the g concave, convex knife A20 A21 which is driven by the chain A22 from the sprocket'Au'.

Iz The rock shaft B rotatably mounted in the base A, carries at one end the rocker arm B1 provided with the cam engagin B2 in opposition to the cam A, an at the and the sprocket roller other end with the lever B3, upon which is having the knurled side B1. The box B6 which is slidably mounted on the guide B4 and is pro. containing in opposition to the knurled side B5, carries pivotally mounted the connecting rod B10 to operate the arm B11 of theball ratchet B12 on the rotating shaft B13 .carried by the brackets B14 on the base A. The ratchet B12 is made up of the spider B15 rotatably driven by the lever B11 and provided with the inclined ball races B1, between which and the housing B17 are located the clutch balls B18, the housing-B17- being keyed to the shaft B13. The shaft B13 is provided with' the slot B19 which is engaged by the feather B2o on the sleeve B21.

The carriage C is provided at one side bearing sleeve C1 loosely enother side by the split adjustable bearing engaging the guide rod or which rod is supported gin the brackets Ci on the base The sleeve C3 is provided with the downwardly extending C upon which is ivotally mounted one end of the link CT'whlch is 'pivotally mount ed at the other end on the crank A". The feed screw C8 is rotatably mounted in the carriage C and is provided at one end with the miter gear C2 1n opposition to the miter gear C1 carried by the sleeve B21. The guide bars or tracks C11 are mounted in the f E side 'of the base A incloses the sprocket A13 Lusciemlagv carriage C at right angles to the rod C1 and carry the slidably mounted feed plate C12, which plate is provided at either sidewith '4 the bracket arms C13 C1 which extend upwardly and outwardly through the side of the carriage C on either side of the carriage or -.cover plate C which plate extends over the entire top of the carriage. The rocker arm C15 which is rotatably mounted in the feed plate C12 is provided at one end with the lever C17 carrying the feed nut C1s in opposition to the lfeed screw C8 and at the other end is provided with the lever C11 Vin opposition to theifxed lever 'C2o on the feed plate.y

The removable meat plate D which is provided on either side with the upstanding flan 'es D1 in'which are mounted the handles D2 1s supported by the bracket arms C13 C14, the-*arm C13 being provided with the xed pins D8 engaging the perforations D* in one of the flanges D1, and the arms C14 being provided with the pins D5 slidably mounted therein and engaging the perforations D5 in one of the `flanges D1. The

pins D5' are rigidly mounted upon the arms ing member D13. The arms D12 arergidly attached tothe flanges D1. The bar 11 is provided at oneiend with the fixed tooth engaging member D14 and at theother end terminates in the handle D15.. in which is rotatably mounted the tooth engaging pawl D1e actuated by the thumb lever D11. The meat engaging pins D1B project upwardly fromfthe meat plate D at"different parts thereof behind the pins D1.o to hold themeat in position and prevent its sliding and,

i slipping about on the meat plate.

The semi-circularj-'channel shaped knife ard E, terminating at its lower extremity in the' pocket E1 is attached lbeneath the knife to the base A and'above the knife .to

the'bracket E2 projecting upwardly from the sleeve A15 and is provided with'fthe ex' tension E2 upon which is pivotall mounted the flat knifev guarding strip 1 extending outwardly and downwardly toward the base A, and having the extension E5 'parallel with the top ofthe meat plate and removably attached to the base A near the end farthestremoved from the knife'. The

' meat' pan -D'is provided with the deflectlingedge E2 adjacent to the cutting edge of the`knife and 'is mounted at one end upon the bracket E2and at the other end upon the matie holding bracket E5 which is adjustably It will be evident that while I have shown in my drawings an operative device, still many changes might be made in size, shape and arrangement of the parts without departing materially from the `spirit of my inventlon and .I wish therefore, that my drawings be regarded as in a sense diagrammounted upon the base A.

The' use and operation iof my device are as follows: `-In using 4my device the meat plate is placed in position by bringing'the perforations .in the flange'on one side into i opposition' with `the'f1xed pinson the arms projecting from `the feed plate andthen forcingthel other side down into'position on the arms on the other side-of the feedv plate in such mannerthat'the spring actuated slidable pins'th'erein engage the vflange on-the other side to hold it in position. The meat is then placed on the meat plate,

- the meat clamp is Ybrought down -until the toothed meat engaging bar engages the upper side of the meat. The bar is rocked sufficiently to-bring the fixed tooth'engaging member .on one-end into opposition to the bar on the adjacentupright, the handle is then brought down compressing the meat bef tween the clamping bar and the meat plate,

and the removable tooth engaging ratchet` allowed to engage a toothfon the adjacent upright, thus holding the meat in position by means of the teeth on'the vmeat clamp'" 4 and the pins on the meat plate. The mal chine is then operated by rotating the `drive shaft This `rotates the drive crank and the rotation of the .crank causes the meat carriage upon which the meat plate is mounted to reciprocate past the edge of the cutting knife. The" rotation of the crank shaft causes the driving sprocket shaft to rotate and thus rotates the knife. The lever projecting through the carriage lfrom the meat plate is grasped, rotating the rocker arm to bring the feed nut out of engagement with the feed screw and the plate is fed forward until the meat has'almost reached the knife.' Thelever is `then released and the nut allowed to engage theA feed screw. The rotation ofthe crank rotates the feed camand this rotation of the feed cam operates through the cam roller and' rocker arm to rock the shaft. The rockinglof this shaft reciprocates the connecting link'which leads to the arm of the ball ratchetand these reciprocations rotate the feed! shaft. The] `amount of rotation ofthe feed shaft for each revolutionof the cam or reciprocation yof* the carriage is adjusted by varying the .c

distance between the center of rotation of v the rock shaft andthe slidably mounted box on the rock shaft lever, the box being lheld in position by the spring actuated toothed i images arm in engagement with the knurled side of the lever, thus controlling the length of the strokes of the ball ratchet. The rotation of the feed shaft rotates the sleeve feathered thereto and this sleeve in its rotation carries rail a slight amount of play in its veeringl on the carriage. The housing which contains the sprocket andy sprocket chain and which carries the knife shaft is Yslidlabiy mounted upon the base in such manner that it may be adjusted in position to take up wear or adjust the tension of the chain. In

suich slicing machines-as this it is customary to arrange the knife in such manner that its axis is not exactly perpendicular to the direction of travel of the carriage, thus only the cutting edge of the knife is brought into contact with the work and in order to prevent undue wear or binding of t-he chain I have arranged the driving shaft onwhich the driving sprocket is mounted in such manner that .it isparallel with the axis of rotation of the knife. By providing the carriage with sleeve bearings which surround the guide rods, I do away with the possibility of one side of the carriage being liftedv off its bearing, -which is sometimes the case when a heavy cut is being taken. At. the' same time I provide against binding as before mentioned by giving one bearing a cer-4 tain amount of play rin the carriage. The use of a .ball `ratchet instead of a tooth ratchet and the use of an adjustable lever arm permits me to vary the stroke at will, giving any thickness between maximum and minimum, linstead as in the case of a tooth ratchet, being limitedto thicknesses which are multiples of the number of teeth in the ratchet. By the use of a cam rocker arm andl cam roller and lever, I am enabled` to provide a shifting mechanismwhich is at all times' in contact with the driving mechanism, thus doing away with the jolt'or jar incident to the feed responsive to the re-` ciprocations of the carriage. rather than the rotation of the crank shaft, and at the same time I am enabled to easily control the feed since the feeding takes place not only when the carriage is receding from the knife, but

also when the carriage approaches the knife,y

the arrangement being -such that all the feed takes place between the time when the meat is out of contact with the knife on its receding stroke, and before it comes in contact with the knife on its return stroke. I am enabled therefore, tomaterially increase the time during which feed may take place and there-fore, the velocity of the feed at anyone time is materially decreased without decreasing the amount of feed. This isdone by so fdesigning the cam that there is'a forward rocking motion on the rock shaft from the instant that the meat leaves the knife to the instant that it again contact-s the knife. This of course, is impossible in any device in which a lever is struck by an arm projecting from the carriage as it reciprocates.

It will be observed that the arrangement of the feedjscrevw and feed plate on the carriage is such that all the operative mechanism isprotected from the meat, and at the same time the meat is protected from the mechanism, and it will not be necessary to employ special oils for the lubrication ofthe working parts in this device.

remainder of the knife guard is made of av thin strip pivotally mounted upon the chan-V nel shaped guard and extending down over I provide a' knifel guard channel-shaped in cross section across the front of the knife, suiicient space being Ileft between it and the knife to permit the passage of the slices. This pivotally mounted guard is removably attached to the base at the end farthest removed from the knife. y

The meat tray projects from the base of the machine and supports themeat `deflector which contacts the knife slightly within the cutting surface andr prevents the entrance of meat and vgrease into the mechanism through the medium of the knife. It will be seen that the arrangement of the feed plate is such that the bearing upon which it slides andthe mechanism which slides itis completely hidden and all that is exposed is the supporting brackets or arms, upon which isvmounted the meat plate.

I claim: f i

1. In a slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, a cover plate mounted thereon, a

feeding plate beneath and a meat plate above said cover plate said meat plate supported independent of the cover plate. j 2. In a slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, a cover plate mounted thereon, a slidable feeding plate' beneath 'and a meat plate above said cover plate said meat plate supported independent of the )covert plate.

3. In a lslicing machine 4a reciprocating carriage, a coverplate mountedthereon, a feeding plate beneath and a meat plate above said cover plate, the latter being mounted l-in saidcarriage, arms projecting upwardly' sa of the cover.

said arms vand slidably `other arms engaging said meat plate.

upon the feeding plate said meat plate supported independent of the .cover plate.

4. In a slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, a cover'plate mounted thereon, a s ldable feeding plate beneath and a meat plate abovesaid cover plate, the' latter being mounted upon said'feeding. plate said meat .plate supported independent ofthe cover l plate. I0

5. In a slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, a cover plate mounted thereon, a feeding plate beneath and a meat plate above said cover plate, the latter being removably ymounted upon the feeding plate said meat plate supported independent of the cover plate.

.6.' In a slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, a cover plate mounted thereon, a slidable feeding plate beneath and a meat plate above saidcover plate, the latter being removably mounted upon said feeding plate said meat plate supported independent of the cover plate. p 7. In a slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, a feeding plate slidably mounted in said carriage, arms projecting upwardly and outwardly from either side of said plate, a cover plate for said carriage located between said arms and a meat plate mounted upon themsaid meat plate supported independent of the cover plate.

8. .In a slicing machine -a lreciprocating carriage, a 'feeding plate slidably mounted and `outwardly from either side of said plate, and a meat plate mounted upon said arms said meat plate supported independent '9. In a slicing machine a slidably mounted feeding plate, arms projecting upwardly and outwardly from either side of said plate, a meat plate and fixed pins lin some of mounted pins in c l0. In a slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, a feeding plate slidably mounted in said carriage, arms projectlng upwardly 4 and Voutwardly from either side of said plate,l and a meat plate removably mounted upon said arms said meat plate supported independent of the cover plate.

11. In a slicing machine a slidably mount- 4edfeeding plate, arms projecting upwardly and outwardly from either side of said plate, a meat plate and iXed pins in some of said arms and spring actuated slidably mounted pins in the other -arms engaging the meat plate.

i l2. In a slicing machine a reciprocating` carriage, a cover therefor and a feeding plate beneath said cover and a meat plate supported independent of the cover plate.

13. In a slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, a feeding plate slidably mounted therein and a centrally disposed feed screw therefor and a meat `plate supported inde- `pendent of the cover plate.

16.4 In a slicing machine a reciprocating.

carriage, a feeding plate slidablymounted therein, a centrally disposed feedscrew beneath said feeding plate and a detachable connection between said plate and said Screw and a meat plate supported independent of the cover plate.

17. 'In a 4'slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, and lguide rails therefor, one of "them fixed, the other 'rotatable and means for rotating it.'

18. Ina slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, a xed guide rail therefor, a bearing sleeve upon said rail and rigidly mount-v ed upon said carriage .and means for rotat-A ing it and a meat plate supported independent of the cover plate.

19. In a slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, a fixed guide rail therefor, a bearing sleeve upon said rail and rigidly mounted upon said carriage and a rotatable guide rail supporting one side` of said carriage and means for rotating it. l

20, In a slicing machine a yreciprocating carriage, fa Xed guide vrailr therefor, a bearinglsleevefup'on said rail and `rigidly mounted upon said carriage, a rotatable guide rail and means for rotating it, a sleeve slidably mounted thereon and a loose bearing on said 'carriage for said sleeve;

21. In a slicing machine a reciprocating carriage, a feedingyp'la'te slidably mounted therein and a feeding screw connected with each of them, a rotating feed shaft at right angles to saidv screw, a gear slidably mounted on said shaft rotating therewith and a pinion in mesh with said gear uponlthe -feeding screw.

22. In a slicing machine areciprocating carriage, a feeding plate slidably munte therein, a feed screw connected with each of them and rotating with the'shaft at right angles to said screw, a gear slidably mounted on said shaft and rotating therewith, a pinion in mesh with said gear upon said feeding screw, a crank shaft and means responsive theretoyfor reciprocating Jrhe carnage vand means responsivetolthe rotation tenses of said crank shaft Shaft. 1

23. In av slicing machine a rotating feed shaft, a crank shaft and means directly responsive to the rotation of said crank shaft for intermittently rotating said feed shaft.

24. In a slicing machine a rotating feed forV rotating said feed p. shaft, a crank shaft, means directly responchine comprising a reciprocating carriage, a

knife, and a feed plate, of a carriage operating `crank shaft and rotating means directly responsive to the rotation of said shaft for moving the feed plate with respect to the carriage.

26. The combination with a 'slicing machine comprising a reciprocating carriage, a knife, and a feed plate, of a carriage operating crank shaft, a cam on said shaft, a rock shaft operating in response to said cam, and `means responsive .to movement of said rock shaft for operating the feed late..

27. The combination with a s icing machine comprising a reciprocating carriage, a knife, and a feed plate, of a carriage operating crank shaft, 'a cam mounted on said crank shaft, a feed screw in said carriage, a rotating feed shaft, a connection therefrom to said screw, a rock shaft actuated by said cam and means responsive to the operation of said rock shaft for rotating the feed shaft.

28. The combination with a slicing machine comprising a reciprocating carriage, a knife, and a feed plate, of a carriage operating crank shaft, a cam mounted on said crank shaft, a feed screw in said carriage, a rotating feed shaft and a connection therefrom to said-screw, a rock shaft actuated by said cam and means responsive to the operaation of said rock shaft for intermittently rota-ting said feed shaft.

29. The combination with a slicingma-y chine comprising a reciprocating carriage,

' a knife, and a feed plate, of a carriage operating crank shaft, a cam mounted on said crank shaft, a feed screw in said carriage, a rotating feed shaft and a connection therefrom to said screw, a rock shaft actuated by said cam and means responsive to the `operation of said rock shaft for rotating said feed shaft, said means comprising aratchet and an adjustable driving lever on such rock shaft. Y 4 l 30. The combinationwith a slicing inachine comprising a reciprocating carriage, a knife, and a feed plate, of a carriage operating crank shaft, a cam mounted on said l crank shaft, a feed screw in said carriage, a

rotating feed shaft and a connection therefrom to said screw, a rock shaft actuated by said cam land means responsive to the operation of said rock shaft for intermittently rotating said feed shaft, 'said means comprising a ratchet and an adjustable driving lever on such rock shaft.

31. In a slicing machine a drive shaft, a crank shaft rotated thereby and at right angles thereto, a sprocket shaft at right angles to said crank shaft'and slightly out -ofperpendicular to said drive shaft and .a

knife mounted on a shaft and rotating about an axis parallel with said sprocket shaft.

32. In a slicing machine a drive shaft, a crank shaft rotated thereby and at right angles thereto, a sprocket shaft at right angles to said crank shaft and slightly out of perpendicular to said drive shaft and a knife mounted on a shaft and rotating about an aXis parallel with said sprocket shaft, and sprockets on the knife shaft and the `sprocket shaft, a sprocket chain for connecting them, a housing carrying said knife shaft and means for adjustingthe position ofsaid housing to vary the distance between said sprockets.y

33. In a slicingmachine a rotating knife,` I

a shaft upon which said knife is mounted,

a 'bearing sleeve for said shaft, a housing supporting said sleeve, and means for longitudinally 'adjusting the position of said sleeve in said housing.

34. In a slicing machine a rotating knife, a shaft upon which said knife is mounted, a bearing sleeve for said shaft, a housing supporting said sleeve, and means for longitudinally adjusting Athe osition of said sleeve with respect to said housing, said means comprising a screw thread on said sleeve in opposition to the screw thread on said housing. y i

35. In a slicing machine a crank shaft, a cam 4mounted thereon,l a rocker arm in opposition to said cam, a rock shaft carrying said rocker arm, a lever carried by said rock shaft, a link actuated by said lever, a feed l shaft, a ratchet mounted on said feedy'shaft and actuated by said link and a meat feedingdevice actuated by said feed shaft.

36. In a slicing machine a crank shaft, a cam driven thereby, a rock shaft, a rocker arm thereon in opposition to the cam, a feed shaft, means interposed between said rock shaft and Said feed shaft for rotating it and a meat feeding device and means-interposed between it and the feed shaft for actuating it in response to the rotation of the feed shaft. Y p

37. In a slicing machine a crank shaft, a cam thereon, a rock shaft, a rocker arm upon said rock shaft and in opposition ,to said cam, a meat feeding device and means aciucarried 'by Said carriage :for feeding the ated by said rock shaft for operating said meat transverseiy thereaeross and means didevice. v i I rectly operative in response to said crank,

38. 1n a slicin vmachine a driving crank shaft and independent of the motion of said 5 shaft, a `meat eeding device and means carriage for operai-ing Vsaid meat feeding 15 drivenbyisaid driving shaft and directly in means. .s response thereto for actuating said meat "AUGUST R. LUSC Y `vfeedin device. A f ,Witnesses: *Y l A i 39. n aslici'ng machine' a drivingerank FRANCIS W. PABKEmJr.,

y 10 shaft, a reciprocating meat` carriage, means MINNIE M. LINDENAU. 

